Distribution | 5 x Live Streamed Performances | On Demand | BBC |
Run time | Approx. 3 hours including interval |
Written by | William Shakespeare |
Direction | Yaël Farber |
Creative Team | Set Design - Soutra Gilmour |
Cast | Michael Abubakar, Ross Anderson, Aoife Burke, Emun Elliott, Diane Fletcher, William Gaunt, Myles Grant, Akiya Henry, Maureen Hibbert, Reuben Joseph, Gareth Kennerley, Valerie Lilley, Jamie-Lee Martin, James McArdle, Adam McNamara, Henry Meredith, Dereke Oladele, Richard Rankin, Saoirse Ronan, Emet Yah Khai, K-ets Yah Khai |
Camera Direction & Production | North South |
Crew | Lighting Camera - William Knights |
Kit Hire | VMI |
Yaël Farber directs Olivier Award-nominee James McArdle and Four-time Academy Award-nominated Saoirse Ronan, in an elemental production about a world in transformation, the shadows in all of us, and one couple’s spine-chilling quest for power.
The film was directed and produced by North South for a run of 5 live streamed performances, captured in front of a live audience. After a short run on the Almeida’s On Demand player, it then TX’d on the BBC.
The creative approach was to keep all cameras moving in order to capture the depth and texture on stage. By combining ARRI Amira’s on dollies with a Technocrane and a ZeeGee, audiences at home were brought closer to the exhilarating relationships and raw emotion on stage. The dynamic plan ensured the cameras were fully able to explore the environment, offering powerful new perspectives on the work.
Available to watch on the BBC’s iPlayer
Image credit: Marc Brenner
Image credit: Marc Brenner
Image credit: Marc Brenner
“Those who watch the live recording cannot help but be impressed by the quality of the meticulous direction both on stage and for the camera… In particular, this medium operates to present an acting and directing masterclass, with the opportunity to watch expert performers in close-up”
